[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Prussian Names

[Gary Warner]

 To all,

>From the link on the SGGEE web site to a site called Behind the Name, at
http://www.behindthename.com/

        AUGUST (1)   m   German, Polish
        German and Polish form of AUGUSTUS

        AUGUST (2)   m   English
        Pronounced: AW-gust
        Means simply "August" from the name of the month, which was
        originally named for the Roman emperor Augustus.

        AUGUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman
        Pronounced: aw-GUS-tus
        Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to
        increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first
        Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose
        to power through a combination of military skill and political
        prowess. This was also the name of three kings of Poland.

        EUPHROSYNE   f   Greek Mythology
        Means "mirth, merriment" in Greek. She was one of the three
        Graces (Charites) in Greek mythology.

Gary Warner
SGGEE

At 07:26 AM 4/18/2003, Magton wrote:

  "The choice of given names by parents was influenced
  by religious,
  ethnic and cultural background of the family.  Luise
  (Louisa) was the
  most popular Prussian queen
  Even though families now lived in Russian Poland they
  chose to quietly
  show their heart allegiance to the Prussian king.
  Along with Luise, the
  given names Friedrich and Wilhelm were popular.  I
  bear the name "Otto"
  with a Saxon twang, and my father Alexander, the given
  name of the
  Czar. There are also Elizabeths in the family usually
  with familiar
  Augusts and Johanns"

  Does the male name AUGUST have particular Prussian
  overtones?  Can anyone shed some light on a female
  name like EUPHROSINA ??(spelled EUFROZYNA in the
  Polishj writing from German Lutheran records ) I am
  not sure what the German spelling of that name would
  be ? I know it's an ancient , isoteric kind of Saint -
  name . Would German Lutherans have Saint names for
  their children - or purely ethnic German or cultural
  and  political allegiance types of names?

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